Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-12-09
LEGAL NEW S.
Court convened at PM. of Monday wi
Indue McMlchael presiding.

The c0nstaDle6 were cdlleu INTO tue oar
and their reports collected by the Clerk ano
examined by the Court. Some of the re
turns mentioned defective bridges without
specifying whether they we're township or
county bridges, and these were handed back
for correction.
The Grand Jury was then calle1, Mr.. Jno.
Murrin of Marion, was made foreman, and
the Court instructed them as to their duties
In his remarks, Judge McMichael warned
the Jury against allowing popular opinion or
expression to eLter the jury room, and refer
red to the case of the jury which convicted
the Anarchists in Chicago, which had been
both commended and condemned, to Ger
tain jury in Cincinnati; to ins tances oi
Lynch Law in the Western States. and to the
action OF the Court Of Appeals of York State
in granting jacob Sharpe a new trial. and
said that Courts often had to stem public
opinion.
What induced the Judge to talk in this
strain to Butler TO. Jury is beyond our
comprehension. We have yet to hear sin
gle citizen of this county find fault with the
Jury that condemned the Anarchists, the
riots at Cincinnati W ere, if we remember cor
rectly, the result of long con tinued corrup'
tion in the Courts there, there has never been
a case Of Lynch law in this county, and very
few people here take any great interest in
the Sharpe case. If the Judges rem marks
were due 10 aEy reports of dissatisfaction re-
garding the administration of the law here,
those reports likely had some basis, bat we
have vet to hear of any serious complaints oil
any of Judge McMichaePs official actions in
this county.
The balance of the week in the court room
was occupied by hearing motions AID argu-
ments, and in the arbitration room the Sher-
III made his sales at one p. NJ. of each day.
no I'M tn of advertised
were disputed and in several cases by tw o
parties.
GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS.
had acted and reported upon the following
bills:
The Indictment VS. Thomas Haggerty,
Sheldon E.. Wilson and James L COnn, COW
ers seven pages of foolscap, aud goes into the
particulars of the McKeever robbery. The
coun,s are for burglary, larceny receiving stol-
en- goods, accessory before the fact of burglary,
and accessory before the fact of larceny, all
Ct which are found to be true bills.
Commonwealth versus
Morris Bovd indicted for horse stealing,
James Harold, pros. A true bill.
Frank Graham, same, VIM. Boyd, pros. A
true bill.
Jos. Dewell, furnishing liquor to men of
known Incorporate habits. true bill.
Fred Rouse. larceny, j. III. Stone, pros.
Igporamus.
Mary Freel, F&B, constable return of
Winfield twp. True bill.
Charley Yonkers, F&B, Lizzie Bells
pros'x True bill.
Newton Marshall, F&B, Clara Scheideman-
tie pros'x. A true bill.
Jas. P. Cannon, FEB, NJ L. Leightner
pros'x. A true bill.
Frank Davis, larceny, w. E. Reed pros.
True bill.
John Menan, ABB, true bill, John Gerst-
ner pros.
Andrew Sheakley, Aggravated ABB, Eliz
Sheakley, pros'x. Not a true bill and coun.
ty to pay costs.
Del Hindman, furnishing liquor to men of
known intemperate habits, John Lewis pros.
Not true bill and pros. To pay costs.
NJ. j. Brown, aggravated ABB, and ABB,
g. w. Hamilton pros. A true bill. This IS
the Plummer Bell case, and the first couut OF
the Indictment for ABB with intent to kill
and murder was ignored.
john Mccullough, forging a judgment
note, forging name of Joseph Brooker, utter
ing and publishing the note. true bill
John Mccullough, forging a judgment
note, ETC., Amos Lusk, pros. A true bill.
NJ. n. Stillwagon. attempting to shoot oifa
gun at the person of another. pointing gun,
John Mcconnell pros. A true bill.
Andrew Bortmas. mayhem, 3 counts aud
A&B, Chas. Reed pros. A true bill.
Ren. Cross. selling liquor without license.
constable return of Clay twp. True bill.
Becca Swain, FAB, constable return of
Butler boro. True bill.
Mary Stephenson, FEB, constable return
of Cherry twp. True bill.
James Gillespie, ABB. Sam'l W Crawford,
pros-A true bill
James Gillespie, ct al, forcible entry and
detainer, Sam'l Crawford, pros, true bill
VIM Craig, ABB. Mrs Reed, pros, not
true bill and county to pay costs
Chas Reed. ALB with intent to cut, stan
and wound. A w Bortmas, pros, true bill
Jno Mcconnell. ABB, NJ NJ Stillwagon,
pros, true bill
Caspar F Logan, FAB, F Kaler, pros,
o true bill
In the matter of the rule on Martin and
Wn. Monks, Mrs. Myrtilla Deer and Wen
dell Hickey to show cause why an attach
the defendants filed answers denying custody,
possession or control of the child since the
issuing of the writ of habeas corpus, etc., and
as Judge Hazen was not on tie bench no time
was fixed for = hearing.
Jas. A. Stewart petitioned for final dis.
charge under the insolvent laws, and the
case was continued to next term on account
of public notice not having been given.
The sale CT the real estate of Jas Parker bv
his Committee, w. $. Barnes, was confirmed
nisi. The property was sold to Henry
Michael for $l400.
II. Hartenstcin had an execution attach.
ment issued vs. l.. Hartenstein & Co.
Elizabeth Regus has petltioned for divorce
from Samuel II Regus
Jas d Haines & Sons, have replevined a
box of fiannels in possession Of Hartenstein &
O'Neil
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
J. W. Ekas, sold a one-half interest in "a
acres in Clinton twp, to Christian Haller for
$l050.
G.. W Miller, u s. Marshall, decided 149
acres in Concord to o. NJ. Russell for Sl60.
j. r. Titzell, Ex'r, decided one acre in
Zelienople to A. Cath. Randolf for $500.
BOROUGH DIVISION.
The commissioners appointed to divide the
I'd and Sd wards of Butler have reported in
favor of dividing the 81 ward; beginning at
Main aud North ST., east to Franklin, north
to Locust, east to Monroe, thence along Mon.
roe to Brady and east along Brady to borough
line, the part north Of these lines to be ward
No 4, aud the balance TO remain ward No. 2
Also that the Sd ward be divided begin.
ming at the intersection of Main and Mifflin,
and making Milfiin st. and New Castle road
the dividing line, all north to be ward No. 5,
and the balance to remain No. 3. Both re-
ports were confirmed nisi.